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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06
7or THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Sept. %, 81.
The delegates representing the diff
ferent Farmers Clubs of Mecklenburg
county met according to appointment
at the court house, in the city of
Charlotte, on the 9th day of Septem-
Der, and organized county club. Mr..
Renfrow, of Morning Star Club, being
nominated and elected temporary
chairman, and F. S. Neal, of Crab
Orchard Club, temporary secretary,
the meeting was ready for business.
Mr. Elliott, representing the Farm
ers' National Alliance, being present,
was introduced by the chairman to
the meeting and made very interest
ing and instructive talk on the organi-
zation and workings of that body.
\ Col. Polk, of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, of Raleigh, N c., then ad-
dressed the meeting in the interest of
farming and farmers clubs, which was
we'll taken by our farmers.
The following permanent officers
were then elected for the term of one
year: n. Gibbon, of Derita Club,
President L. J. Renfrow, Of Morning
Star Club, Vice-President F. S. Neal,
of Crab Orchard Club, Secretary and
Treasurer d. J. Funderburg, Of
Morning Star, E. w. Lyles, of Crab
Orchard, S. H. Mccall, of Derita,
and J. E. Lemon, of Clear Creek, were
placed in nomination for an executive
committee and all elected.
Moved and carried to meet at Hick-
ory Grove church, at 10 a. NJ, on the
second Saturday in October next.
Moved and carried that committee
of three be appointed to draw up reso-
lutions and bylaws for the County
Club. c.. B. Cross. F. S. Neal and J.
M. Caldwell, all of Crab Orchard, were
appointed.
Moved and carried that the city
papers be requested to publish the
prices of cotton in Charlotte and sur
rounding markets.
Moved and carried that The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER, of Raleigh, n. c.,
and the city papers be requested to
publish the proceedings of this meet
ing.
The Club then adjourned to meet as
above appointed.
F. S. NEAL, Sec'y.
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RALEIGH, N. c., OCTOBER 8, 1887.

1t is proposed to organize in War
renton on the End Saturday in Octo-
Der, club of the farmers Of the
county. AS matter of course they
have enough intelligence and are alive
enough to their own welfare to know
what their interests are, and will act
accordingly. 1t is evident to every
intelligent man that the farming in
terests of Warren county, and as to
that, the whole South, need advancing.
1t would be highly gratifying to see
old Warren take the lead in this direc-
ton War enton Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.

We are sometimes considerably
amused at the vast amount Of splen-
did (0 free advice given to farmers by
newspaper editors and long winded,
more -gass- than brains correspondents.
It is a very easy matter to tell what
the farmers ought to do, but they all
fail to tell the poor farmer how to do
with nothing to do with. 1t is splen-
did advice to tell him he ought, by all
means, to get out of debt, and then
stay out of debt It is very smart
way of covering up vast amount of
swindling, rascality and villainly, now
that the farmer has been reduced to
poverty, debt and wretchedness, to
tell him that he is lazy, shiftless,
spendthrift, who, on account Of his
own want of energy and push has
brought all this poverty and distress
upon himself.
The gentlemen who roll in luxury
and aff1uence on the money of which
they have virtually robbed the farmer,
have frequently enough pure, unmixed
cussedness in them, to set up and tell
the poor, ragged, fopped,hat farmer,
that he should be more economical,
that he should retrench home ex-
penses in a word, they give him a
general rounding up" and wind up
with bushel basket full of this cheap
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TFor THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Sept. 2S, 'S7.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Sept. 2S, 'S7.
A County Farmers Alliance was
organized at the court house here On
the 9th of this month with the fol-
lowing list of members R. B: Cald-
we'll, J. S. Davidson, J. NJ. Caldwell,
w. w. Rankin, S. B. Smith, S. B.
Alexander, S. f. Query, w. Gibbon,
R. B. Trotter, E. W. Lyles, Robt. Nc
Donald, Chas Mcdonald, w. w.
Gather and f. S. Neal
Officers elected n. Gibbon, of
Derita, n. c., President R. B. Cald-
well, Charlotte, Vice-President F. S.
Neal, Charlotte, Secretary; Capt E.
w. Lyles, Charlotte, Treasurer :; Capt.
S. B. Alexander, Secturer R. E. Nc
Donald, Assistant Lecturer J. M
Caldwell, Chaplain S. B. Smith, Door
Keeper; w. W. Rankin, Assistant
Door Keeper
J. NJ. Caldwell, r. b. Trotter and
R. B. Caldwellswere elected delegates
to the organization Of State Alliance,
to be held at Rockingham, Richmond
county, on the 4th of October next.
w. w. Rankin, S B. Smith and S. f.
Query were elected alternates.
Moved and carried that The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, of Raleigh, n. c.,
be adopted as the official organ of this
Alliance.
Moved and carried to meet at call
of President.
+. s. NEAL. Sec'v.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

After two years and half of con-
tinuous residence in this place, after
taking repeated testimony from distin-
terestered parties-especially those
who had visited the most noted resorts
in the South after spending some time
hereafter watching the wonderful
effects Of this climate upon three mem
bers Of our own family, we do not hes
itate to say that we believe this to be
the best resort for invalids anywhere
in the South. Hereis climate which
is a genuine specific for throat and
lung diseases; the tortures of rheuma-
tism yield to its mild influence; even
dyspepsia lays aside its terrors; puny
little children grow up strong and welly
and the aged and feeble have many
years that are we'll worth living added
to their allotment Pines
Pine Knot.
Subscribe to PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
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No. 33-

advice and a little "taffy," and the
honest-hearted, trust-everybody farmer
goes off feeling that this same euuss
who has legally robbed him and tAsu
made fun of him to his face is his vsry
best friend.
And then there are host Of fellows
who perhaps never did an honest days
work in their lives, and have not one
ounce of practical experience in farm
ing, who take great deal of pains to
tell the farmer that he must, if he
wishes or expects to succeed, quit
raising so much grain and raise more
stock; or that he ought to devote
more attention to his GARDEN and
potato patch, or that he ought to, build
a great big barn, which would cost
$4,000, when the poor fellow hasn't
money enough to buy lumber to build
good decent chicken coop.
We will quote a few samples Of
"advice to farmers" from Some Of
our exchanges. "More extensive
farming is what we need. One acre
ought to be made to produce what it
takes three or four now to do and
farming never will pay until this
change is effected" Again "Their
only way out of this trouble is to turn
over new leaf and become more
thinking, industrious, reading farmers
Look first to the renovation of their
soils, ETC. Now listen again. 1--WE
honestly think that unless farmers let
up on grain growing, and give more
attention to stock and grazing, they
will continue on the down road of ad-
versity' Now why don't these men
who feel so much interest in the farm
ers tell them that they ought to organ
ize, that they may protect themselves
against this legalized wholesale rob-
berry that is now going on? Why
don't they tell the farmers that gamb
ling on futures, mbinationsof money
power, close corporations, and the
great swarm Of stemwinders, dead
beats, and penny thieves, who have
stationed themselves in a long line be-
tween the producer and the consumer
are the farmers worst enemies, in
that, that they are heaping enormous
and unnecessary taxes upon him2
Why don't they advise the farm
ers to establish their own cotton
agencies, and handle their own
cotton and thus save this unnecessary
tax that they are now paying to others
to handle it for them. Why don't
they tell the farmers that they ought
to organize and work to each others
interest as all others have done ? Why
don't they tell the farmers that the
Farmers Alliance is a move in the
right direction and that every farmer
ought to join it The truth of the
whole matter is that much of this silly
'twaddle shot out at the farmer is
simply to cover up the inwardness
and to make him believe that these
fellows are his best friends 1t may
be true that farmers need a great deal
of advice, but we are of the opinion
that it should be given by men who
know something of practical farming,
and who are identified with and hence
feel an interest in them.-.Southern
Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is
Progressing.
IREDELL FARMERS.

A private letter from a friend in
Iredell informs us that there are ten
clubs in that county and a County
Club. They propose to hold Wheat
Fair in August, and are expecting to
hove Farmers Institute as early as
practicable
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

Drought continues in southern Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, rendering the soil
too dry and hard for plowing, in con-
sequence of which diminished area
will be planted to winter wheat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

The Scotland Neck Democrat makes
a stirring appeal to the farmers of it's
vicinity to have a "rousing meeting
and dinner" in the near future. With
the zeal and energy of the Democcot,
and the perseverance Of those farmers
combined, it can be made an occasion
that will be talked of by their children
for many year to come. Go ahead,
Bro. Kitchen, and make it grand
OCCASION
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

The farmers of Pender county or
ganized at Burgaw on the 22nd inst.
by electing-
Thomas J. Armstrong, Esq.-Presi-
dent.
R. T. Williams, Esq.-Vice-Presi-
dent.
Robert l. Dunham, Esq.-Secretary.
R. N. Collins, Esq.-Assistant Sec
rotary.
R. H. Murphy, Esq.-Treasurer.
The following gentlemen were rec
commended as an Executive Commit
tee
Grant township-Luke H. Nc
Clammy.
Holly-W. J. Player.
Holden-Pettigrew Moore.
Union-Dr. W. G. Murphy.
Columbia-A. G. Ward.
Caswell-James F. Moore
Caintuck-D. J. Corbett.
Lincoln-James F. Bell.
Rocky Point-D. H. Armstrong.
Messrs g. F. Walker, John R. Ban
herman and E. McMoore were ap-
pointed committee to draft a con-
stitution. Reported, and a constitu-
ton adopted.
A committee was also appointed to
prepare bylaws and regulations.
Adjourned to meet at Burgaw, at
II o'clock a. M, on Saturday, October
p, 1887.
T. J. ARMSTRONG, Prest.
r. l. DUNHAM, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

Forty-fve years ago there was not
a postage stamp in the United States.
During the last twelve months 1865
$4,000 stamps were utilized by peo-
pie of this country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
JOHNSON FALLING INTO LINE.

There has been four ub-alliances
organized in Johnson recently, as
follows:
No. /, Penny Alliance, w. R. Long
President, and r. S. Penny, Secre-
tary.
No. ?, Leachburg Alliance, A. D.
Taylor, President, and c. II. Holland,
Secretary.
No. 3, Clayton Alliance, J. G.
Ellington, President, and R. H.
Cover, Secretary.
No. 4, Archer Lodge, J. r. Reaves,
President, E. B. Christman, Secretary.
Your correspondent was appointed
by Bro J. B. Barry as organizer for
Johnson county, and would like to
say to the farmers through your valu-
able paper that I am ready to organize
them whenever called upon Gf it is
not asking too much.) [ would like
to organize the county within the
next thirty days. | would also like
very much to see every farmer in the
grand old county a member Of the
Alliance and subscriber to The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER. BY the way, it is
passing strange that while almost
every farmer in the county is sub
scriber to one or more political papers,
that so few are subscribers to the only
agricultural paper in the State. In
my travels and lectures through the
county | shall not forget to say a word
for the organ of the Alliance
Many thanks, Bro. Polk, for your
kind words and assistance at Archer
Lodge F'raternally,
c.. f. McCULLERs,
Gulley's Mills, Wake Co., \. c.
Sept. ~, 81
The average condition Of the corn
crop for the entire country is - l-3
on the basis of 100 as a full average
crop Bat the district which furnishes
the corn of commerce promises little
more than half of a full crop. This
fact will leave a controlling influence
on prices far out-weighing the rela-
tive high condition of the crop in "a
states of the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific
coast, where the average is 81. There
is very little change in wheat, and it is
probable that that product will not
fall more than 5. or per cent below
the 1886 crop; but this means a short
age sufficient to raise prices. Potatoes
have the poorest prospect for yield
ever noted by the Department Of Ag-
riculture, except in the. South and on
the Pacific coast. and on the whole it
will be one of the smallest crops on
record The apple crop will be short
in every section where extensively
grown. Only in New England and
New York has the been at any time
a prospect of even medium crop and
there it's condition has seriously fallen
off and now stands at 81 in Maine,
Connecticut SS, New York IS, Massa-
chusetts sc. None of the Gulf states
will have any fruit for export and
some states will have to import apples
for home consumption. The same is
true from Ohio westward, except that
has crop but slightly under
the average of non-bearing years
These facts from the September report
Of the Department of Agriculture
should be needed. Now is the time to
keep posted To sell crops to the best
advantage is now the problem before
ls.-Fa7ma and Home.
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The farmers of Cedar Spring neigh
borhood met Sept. oath, 1887, and
organized a farmers club and elected
B. F. Clegg President, and D. NJ. Nc
Leod Vice-President, and j. w. Cole
Secretary and Treasurer. Executive
Committee A. B. Harrington, R. M.
McRae and II. E. Crutchfield The
Club will be known as Cedar Spring
Farmers Club, of Ritters township,
Moore county, n. G. Postofice of
President is Quiet, n. G.
J. w. COLE, Sec'y,
Carthage, n G..
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MOUNTAIN CREEK FARMERS CLUB.

The motto of this Club is still cup
ward and onward On the 3rd inst,
at it's regular meeting, the members,
male and female, had a little fair
They showed cotton, corn, potatoes,
squashes, beets, onions, amber cane,
cabbage, turnips, &C., &c. Next year
they will enlarge and do better. This
is right. We have not heard much
from this Club recently, but upper
Richmond will ere long begin to show
the impress of it's energy and go-ahead
progressiveness, It is made of good
material.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

The Annual Fair OF, the Catawba
Industrial ssociation will open at
Hickory on the % inst. and hold four
days. Gov. Vance, Gov. Scales and
L. L. Polk are Announced to make
speeches. A public marriage will take
place and numerous bridal presents
will be contributed. The programe
throughout is full Of interest and fun,
and we doubt not that President
Reinhardt is correct when he says: at
will be the best fair ever held in West
ern North Carolina.
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Bidding for tho Agricultural Station.

ANDERSON, March 2G, 1887.
The meeting of the citizens of Ander-
son, with committees from Oconee and
Pickens, to make bid for the agricultu-
raj station, was called to order by tho
chairman, Hon. B. F. Crayton, and Mr..
J. E. Boggs was requested to act as clerk.
The chair called for reports from tho
counties as to the amounts subscribed
Col. Norris reported 500 from the vicinity
of Pendleton, and said that he was author
ized to tender to the meeting the Walker
McElmoile lands, 120 acres, in the upper
part of Anderson County.
Dr.S W. Clayton reported 5000 from
Central and Liberty, in Pickens County,
and that he and Mr.. Doyle were author.
lied to make private offer of as much
land as should be needed for the agricul-
tural experimental station, which land
was near enough to Fort Hill for the pur-
pose, the State to have the use Of IL with
out cost, but this offer was not to be in
competition with any offer made by the
counties jointly.
The following resolution, offered by
Col. Norris, was adopted:
Resolped, That the experimental station
be located in the vicinity Of the united
corners of Anderson, Pickens and Oconee
Counties, and that committee Of one
from each county be appointed to select
the site to be offered.
Committee appointed, D. K. Norris, s.
w. Clayton, o. M. Doyle.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the judgment of this
meeting of the farmers Of Anderson,
Pickens and Oconee Counties that the
agricultural stations, provided for at the
last session of the general assembly,
should not be located until after the next
meeting of the general assembly, when
the situation, as changed by the passage
of the agricultural education bill by Con-
gress, can be considered and provided for
BY the legislature, and such additional
offers as may be prepared and made In
connection therewith from different
sections of the State can be received-par-
:icularly as no practical purpose can be
served by immediate location.
The following was then proposed and
adopted:
Resolved, That the canvassing commit.
tee for each township in the Counties Of
Anderson, Pickens and Oconee, be urged
to go to work Immediately and get up
contributions for the agricultural expert
mental station, and report to the joint
committee to be appointed on or before
the 7th day of April next.
The following were appointed as joint
committee to represent their bid and
claims to the board of agriculture: E. B.
Murray, chairman; R. A. Thompson, O.
M. Doyle, 8. w. Clayton, II. T. Field,
j. e. Boggs, d. z. Norris. B. f. Cray
ton and T. 81. Russell.
A resolution was passed asking Green.
vile and Spartanburg to unite with the
counties in urging the board of agricul-
ture to postpone action until the next
meeting of the general assembly, and
also that the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Neys and Courier and
the Greenville News.
EMeeting then adjourned.
B. +. GRAFTON,
J. E. BoaGs, Chairman.
Secretary.
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Beltou Items.

At the last meeting of the Reading
Club the following officers were elected
for the next term: j. T. Cox, President;
W. E. Campbell, Vice President; E. R.
Cox, Secretary and Treasurer. Author
for next meeting, William Shakespeare.
The young inhabitants Of the commu-
nifty have just withstood seige by the
measles. All come through all right, and
the hygiene Of the place is good again.
Mr.. W. E. Campbell, after attending
the exercises of the Baltimore Medical
College, is home for the Spring and Sum.
mer months.
Miss Nora Brown, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Georgia for the
last three months, has returned home
Miss Nora is an accomplished and amiable
young lady, being one of the leaders Of
our society. We heartily welcome her
home.
If madame rumor is correct, 'ere 6
month rolls away Hymen will have
brought "his love delighted hour" into
one of our families near town. Sic virgt
Belton;s transit. W. E. B.
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Obituary.


Died, at Townville, s. c. March 21st, of pneu-
monia and meningitis, Stonewall Gaines, aged q
years, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Gaines.
Death, under all circumstances, Is sad and sor-
rowful, but especially 80 when the victim Is the
joy and pride of the household-the darling Of o
mothers heart, the light of fathers ego, and the
centre of brothers and sisters'love: Such was the
case In the death Of little Stonewall Gaines. Not
only was he an object Of warm affection In the
family circle but the beautiful traits of character
developed in one so young had greatly endeared
him to many in the community, and to none more
than to his teachers and fellowpupls in the Town
Vile Academy, which he had entered this winter
for the first time as q pupil Naturally delicate
from infancy he had been watched over with the
tenderest 1olicitude and as his budding faculties
began to develop 1t was thought that he might en-
ter school, which he did, and by his rapid progress
gave evidence of the possession Of high order Of
intellect. Scarcely more than six months previ-
ous sister had been laid to rest, between whom
and Stonewall there was peculiarly tender tie,
and now he has gone to join her and be with the
angels. He was buried at the Townyille Presbytc-
rInn Church, by the side Of his sister, after appro
pirate funeral services by Rev. T. G. Igon. Borne
by six little boys as pall-bearers with three girls
on either side bearing wreaths and crosses OK
flowers, the bier was escorted from the house to
the Church by the whole school, marching in col
umn, and peacefully laid away, to await the res
direction morn. May he who doeth all thing,
we'll comfort them with the blessed assurance that
st Is well with the child"
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mediately went to the place and held an
inquest. The testimony before the jury
of inquest was to the effect that the wo-
man and her husband arose at the usual
time on Sunday morning, and that she
appeared to be in her usual health. Short
ly afterwards the husband left the house
and went to Mr.. Poole's to feed the stock
and attend to his other duties there.
About twenty minutes after be had left
his house. colored girl, living near by,
went in TO borrow something from Eliza,
and, to her astonishment, found herlying
on the floor dead. The verdict of the
Jury was that the woman died of heart
dicooaa